Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 00:08:18 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from rwcrmhc11.comcast.net ([216.148.227.117] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0) with ESMTP id 815193 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 04 Nov 2005 17:39:42 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.148.227.117; envelope-from=rpastusek@htii.com Received: from boblaptop2 (static-70-108-250-154.res.east.verizon.net[70.108.250.154]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc11) with SMTP id <2005110422384901300ncnr7e>; Fri, 4 Nov 2005 22:38:50 +0000 From: "Robert R Pastusek" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: LNC2 Oil Lines X-Original-Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 17:35:16 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 In-Reply-To: Importance: Normal Colyn Case wrote: Can someone refresh my memory why you would want a remote oil filter, given the added risk of the oil hoses failing? --- Don't know the engine compartment configuration for the LNC-2, but on the -4 it takes a magician with infinitely flexible arms and hands to get to, much less change the oil filter on the back of the Continental TSIO-550. My first assessment was that it was impossible to do, but I watched it done once, and had to admit that it was possible--just barely. In my case, this was a "no brainer"--relocate it to where it will be changed regularly, and without tearing up the hoses, wiring and control cables that surround the original location on the back of the engine... Bob Pastusek